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Bureau of Forestry in tree planting. The station also cooperates with 

 a large number of farmers in making tests of various grains, remedies 

 for injurious insects and diseases of fruits, and methods of cultivating 

 and otherwise handling orchards. For its investigation of the corn- 

 stalk disease and sorghum poisoning of cattle the station has received 

 a special State appropriation of $2,500. The veterinarian believes 

 that the cause of cornstalk disease is the presence of poisonous weeds 

 (black nightshade and water hemlock) in the fodder. In the investiga- 

 tion of sorghum poisoning chemical and bacteriological studies are 

 now being made in the hope of discovering the cause of deaths. The 

 veterinarian is investigating methods of rendering hogs immune from 

 hog cholera. Recent experiments lead him to believe that unborn 

 pigs can be immunized by inoculating the mother about two weeks 

 before farrowing time with a virulent culture, provided the sow be 

 already immune. Since January 1, 1901, the station has distributed 

 over 60,000 doses of blackleg vaccine to people in the State. The 

 appointment of a State veterinarian has relieved the station veteri- 

 narian from considerable routine business. 



At the close of the fiscal year the chancellor of the university 

 retired from the directorship of the station, and Prof. E. A. Burnett, 

 animal husbandman, was made director. At the same time both the ani- 

 mal husbandman and the agriculturist were given assistants. The 

 animal husbandman had charge of farmers' institutes in the State last 

 year, and other members of the station staff assisted in the work. 



INCOME. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as follows: 



United States appropriation $15, 000. 00 



Farm products 1, 205. 77 



Balance from previous year 689. 01 



Total 16, 894. 78 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States fund 

 has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed by this 

 Department, and has been approved. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The publications of this station received during the past fiscal year 

 were Bulletins 65-70. 



Bulletin 65, pp. 26, figs. 8, map 1. — Blackleg: Its Nature, Cause, 

 and Prevention. — A popular discussion of the etiology, symptoms, 

 treatment, etc. , of blackleg, with detailed directions for making pre- 

 ventive vaccinations against this disease. 



Bulletin 66, pp. 16. — Sheep Feeding Experiments in Nebraska. — An 

 account of feeding experiments with 100 sheep to determine the value 



